Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Sighting at Coney Island, New York, 3 April 1966
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a huge, white object over Coney Island on 3 April 1966. The Air Force concluded the object was likely a satellite.
On 3 April 1966, at 0900Z, a civilian witness observed an unidentified object over Coney Island, New York. The object was described as huge and white in color, moving in a southeast direction. The observation lasted for approximately ten minutes. The incident was reported by Air Controller 3C Esposito at Floyd Bennett Naval Air Station. The report notes that the same object had been observed and reported previously on 29 March 1966. The official analysis, conducted by the AFSC Foreign Technology Division, concluded that the object was in all probability a satellite, though it acknowledged the poor quality of the data provided. The investigating officer suggested that the sighting might have been influenced by recent publicity surrounding UFOs.
Although the information is of poor quality the data which was given seems to indicate that the object was in all probability a satellite.
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Official Assessment
the object was in all probability a satellite
The object was described as huge and white, visible for ten minutes while heading southeast. Despite the poor quality of the data, the official assessment concluded it was likely a satellite.
Key Persons
- 3C EspositoAir Controller